Abstract:

The article is based on a theoretical analysis of the values-based leadership with special attention on the ethical leadership. The first part of the article focuses on the ethical leadership, its definition and the clarification of its importance in the quest of value-based leadership. Ethical leadership is a style of leadership that combines the main elements of other leadership styles which are part of the values-based leadership concept. Second part of the article brings a comprehensive picture with regard to the comparison of individual styles of leadership of values-based leadership. The aim of this article is the introduction of the actual definition of values-based leadership from the perspective of the author. The other aim of the article is to outline the common elements of individual styles of leadership which are part of values-oriented leadership, which is mainly a problem devoted to foreign authors.